Tacrolimus for the Treatment of Superficial Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma and Tufted Angioma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04056962 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : August 14, 2019
Last Update Posted : January 18, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Tacrolimus, Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma, Tufted Angioma | Drug: Tacrolimus ointment | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 50 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Tacrolimus for the Treatment of Superficial Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma and Tufted Angioma: a Single Arm Prospective Study |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 1, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 30, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | October 28, 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: patients treated with Tacrolimus ointment |
Drug: Tacrolimus ointment
topical application of tacrolimus for treatment of superficial Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) and tufted angioma (TA). |
- reduction in the size of the lesion [ Time Frame: 2.5 years ]Therapeutic effect is evaluated by reduction in the size of the tumor measured by centimeters.
- Rate of Adverse events [ Time Frame: 2.5 years ]using the measurement of ratio to evaluate the rate of adverse events of topical application of tacrolimus (such as ratio of Acne vulgaris, pruritis and rash etc.).

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 0 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children with superficial Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) and tufted angioma (TA)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hypersensitivity to Tacrolimus Mucosal Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) and tufted angioma (TA)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04056962
Contact: Yi Ji, PHD, MD | +86 13980544622 | jijiyuanyuan@163.com |
China, Sichuan | |
West China Hospital of Sichuan University | Recruiting |
Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610041 | |
Contact: Yi Ji, MD 86 18980606865 jijiyuanyuan@163.com |
Principal Investigator: | Yi Ji | West China Hospital |
Responsible Party: | Yi Ji, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Medicine, West China Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04056962 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
813 |
First Posted: | August 14, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 18, 2023 |
Last Verified: | January 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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